The problem with “activist judges”
So the man who sits in the Oval Office because of a court decision has declared war on courts that issue decisions he disagrees with. Does he understand nothing about the Constitution and the judicial system that he swore to God he would uphold?
By Sean Cahill, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute
An Advocate.com exclusive posted March 10, 2004

In his State of the Union address, President Bush portrayed the Massachusetts supreme judicial court as an anti-democratic rogue elephant run amok: “Activist judges…have begun redefining marriage by court order, without regard for the will of the people and their elected representatives.… The people’s voice must be heard. If judges insist on forcing their arbitrary will upon the people, the only alternative left to the people would be the constitutional process.”

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Idaho Supreme Court To Hear Case Of Gay Dad Ordered Not To See Partner
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: March 10, 2004 8:04 pm. ET
(Boise, Idaho) The Idaho Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to to hear an appeal from a man who lost custody of his two children because he is gay and who was told the children could not visit him as long as he lived with his same-sex partner. The court will hear the case May 3

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Domestic Partners Want Benefits Of Marriage
Wayne Havrelly KIRO 7 Consumer Investigator
UPDATED: 4:03 PM PST March 10, 2004
The controversy over gay marriage could eventually have an impact on the thousands of people that work for the state of Washington.
KIRO 7 Consumer Investigator Wayne Havrelly has been looking into how employee benefits could be affected.